Piece By Piece Tabs:
- Nine Million Bicycles
- Spider's Web »
- Just Like Heaven
Katie Melua - Spider's web
Chords by Ada$ko [Poland]
4/4
Am : x-0-2-2-1-0
E : 0-2-2-1-0-0
F : 1-3-3-2-1-1
C : x-3-2-0-1-0
G : 3-2-0-0-0-3
D : x-x-0-2-3-2
Dm : x-x-0-2-3-1
Intro:
|Am|E|Am|E|
Am E
If a black man is racist, is it okay?
Am E
If it's the white man's racism that made him that way,
F C
Because the bully's the victim they say,
Dm G
By some sense they're all the same.
Am E
Because the line between, wrong and right,
F C D
Is the width of a thread, from a spider's web.
Am E
The piano keys are black and white,
F C D
But they sound like a million colours in your mind
Am E
I could tell you to go to war,
Am E
Or I could march for peace and fighting no more,
F C
How do I know which is right,
Dm G
And I hope he does when he sends you to fight.
Am E
Because the line between, wrong and right,
F C D
Is the width of a thread, from a spider's web.
Am E
The piano keys are black and white,
F C D
But they sound like a million colours in your mind
Am E
Should we act on a blame?
F E
Or should we chase the moments away?
Am E
Should we give? Should we live?
F C D
Remember forever the guns and the feathers in time.
Am E
Because the line between, wrong and right,
F C D
Is the width of a thread, from a spider's web.
Am E
The piano keys are black and white,
F C D
But they sound like a million colours in your mind
|Am|E|F|C D|
Am E
The piano keys are black and white,
F C D
But they sound like a million colours in your mind
|Am|E|
F C D Am
They sound like a million colours in your mind,
This is very easy song to play. Play this chords just like you hear in the song.
If you found some mistakes, or you better tab mail me at: adam_adasko@wp.pl
Have a good playing:D
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Tye Musical Genius |
#1 by Tye williston at Sep 27, 2007 at 7:50 PM EST |
| Well it wasn't the first song off 'Piece By Piece', 'Nine Million Bicycles' was and 'I Cried For You' was next. It is a very good song however. It is thought provoking and takes a slanted look on racial issues. Great songwriting and very mature lyrics and vocals. | |
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Avinash Average |
#2 by Avinash Dutta at Sep 29, 2007 at 8:55 AM EST |
| As a black woman, I find it really, bad offensive. She should be educativing people, rather than spread prejudices against menkind. I can't believe Katie Melua could do this to black women. She seem lovely before. F | |
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MelissA Average |
#3 by MelissA at Sep 30, 2007 at 2:41 PM EST |
| I agree with Naunaud. That black woman totally missed it. This is really really sad. But well, the human brain is hard to use. Maybe a bit too hard for some people. | |
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calvin Wanna Be |
#4 by calvin maynard at Oct 1, 2007 at 6:53 PM EST |
| by tannierock on 05-05-2006 @ 03:09:55 PM As a black woman, I find it really, bad offensive. She should be educativing people, rather than spread prejudices against menkind. I can't believe Katie Melua could do this to black women. She seem lovely before. F -- I don't think you understand the song. | |
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John Rhythm Player |
#5 by John McElyea at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:23 PM EST |
| Really, really beautiful :) I was never really attracted to Katie's music, but this song changed that! | |
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Peter Wanna Be |
#6 by Peter Lambden at Oct 5, 2007 at 5:29 AM EST |
| As a black woman, I find your assumptioning that I stupid grave, bad insulting. Maybe you think we "savages" or "slave labours" that need good beating. Black people have brain like you. | |
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#7 by vix at Oct 6, 2007 at 5:00 AM EST |
| The piano keys are black and white, But they sound like a million colours in your mind. --> there's more to us than just the color of our skin. I think it's a beautiful song, ten times better than 'Nine Million Bicycles' :P | |
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chOxY Rhythm Player |
#8 by chOxY at Oct 7, 2007 at 3:38 AM EST |
| Katie is saying that racism is wrong. Yet if a balck man if racist to a white man, is it ok because of the way white people have treated black people during history. The song is about statements such as "war is wrong, racism is wrong." It is looking closely at generalisations like those and finding that nothing can be generalised. (ie murder is wrong, but what if you murdered someone like Hitler, Saddam or Robert Mugabe. Is that wrong or right?" The chorus is not really about black and white people, it is about the way of viewing issues, ie such and such sees everytihng in black and white. The reference to colours is that nothing is that simple. | |
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December Underg Average |
#9 by December Underground at Oct 8, 2007 at 9:58 AM EST |
| This song is, I guess, the first one that'll be released as a single and which will really showcase Katie's songwriting ability. A beautifully crafted song. The only thing that might put people off is the intended naivety in the question on the first line of the song. If people just sit down and take time to actually listen to the lyrics, this has the potential to because a very popular and well-received song. It's due to be released on the next album and is my favourite Katie Melua song of the lot. It strays a bit from the Jazzy style in Call off the Search, but Katie has said that she has influences of jazz in her music, yet she doesn't consider herself a jazz artist. If the other 10 or so songs on the next album are as thought-provoking and catchy as this one, then I think she might be on to yet another winner. Keep it up Katie! | |
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Braxton Lead Player |
#10 by Braxton Overby at Oct 9, 2007 at 2:02 AM EST |
| I think the movie Crash (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375679/) exemplifies this song quite good. | |
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Dudey Average |
#11 by Dudey at Oct 9, 2007 at 11:44 PM EST |
| This song means alot to me its lyrics are so strong but so right this has got be my favourite song out of both the albums im going 2 see her in concert tonight and i really hope she sings this song. | |
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Bryant Wanna Be |
#12 by Bryant Matthews at Oct 10, 2007 at 2:40 AM EST |
| Great lyrics, I like her songs. | |
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Tyler Wanna Be |
#13 by Tyler Swagar at Oct 11, 2007 at 1:14 PM EST |
| If you have to ask: i was talking bout the human brain in general. No color included. Look around all over the world: there is no indicator that stupidity looks for colors. | |
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#14 by Dylan Donovan at Oct 11, 2007 at 4:06 PM EST |
| The piano keys are black and white, But they sound like a million colours in your mind. I think these lines mean that all people, doesn't matter - black, white or other - should unite and come together and stuff.... it's like, black people are black keys, white people are white keys, they are separated, but when you play and use them all together, they sound beautiful. | |
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Sawyer Rhythm Player |
#15 by Sawyer Hildebrandt at Oct 14, 2007 at 12:54 PM EST |
| I agree, it is so gorgeous, and being a piano player, the lines about the piano keys mean a lot to me. I love how she brings to light issues like racism and war without sounding preachy - instead of being like other artists that just say "war is wrong," she thinks about it. Her voice is gorgeous, almost haunting, and this is by far my favourite song of Katie's. | |
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Lex Average |
#16 by Lex Nafrodosze at Oct 15, 2007 at 8:59 AM EST |
| Great lyrics, I like her songs. | |
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Senour Average |
#17 by Senour Dakota at Oct 16, 2007 at 12:47 PM EST |
| I agree with monkfluence. I think this song is about looking at things, and thinking they are black and white(simple), when really, they are much more colourful. Nice song though. Oh, and TannieRock....this isn't being nasty about black people. Far from it, imo. Listen, look, learn, read and THEN state your opinions, please. | |
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Dunnie Average |
#18 by Dunnie at Oct 17, 2007 at 10:21 AM EST |
| This song is NOT racist. If it was, it probably wouldn't have even been allowed to be released. I think it's a beautiful song. | |
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